Pakistan

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In Pakistan, cows hoisted from rooftop ahead of Eid al-Adha

Cows are lifted by a crane from the roof of a building in preparation for Eid al-Adha, or the "Feast of Sacrifice," in the city of Karachi, Pakistan

03/07/2022

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Traditional bullfighting in Pakistan

Traditional bullfighting was held in Rawalpindi, Pakistan with the participation of over 100 farmers.

07/06/2022

Earth News

Pakistan bridge is swept away in severe flash flooding

Pakistan recorded its hottest April in decades with Jacobabad touching 49C.

10/05/2022

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Pakistan bridge swept away in flash flooding

Flash floods sweep away one of the main bridges in northern Pakistan setting off alarms about increased glacial lake outburst floods due to the rise in temperatures in the country.

10/05/2022

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Thousands attend former Pakistani PM Imran Khan's rally in Peshawar

Thousands attended rally in support of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan Wednesday evening in Peshawar. Khan was dismissed Sunday after losing a no-confidence vote.

14/04/2022

Pakistan

Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan ousted in no-confidence vote

Khan was voted out in the Sunday morning vote after several political allies and a key party in his ruling coalition deserted him.

10/04/2022

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Muslims in Karachi break the fast on the first day of Ramadan

Thousands of Muslims broke the fast at mosques in Karachi on Sunday night as the holy month of Ramadan began in Pakistan.

03/04/2022

Pakistan

Pakistan president dissolves Parliament at PM's request

Pakistan’s president dissolved Parliament on Sunday setting the stage for early elections after the prime minister sidestepped a no-confidence move earlier in the day.

03/04/2022

Pakistan

Suicide bombing kills 56 at Shiite mosque in Pakistan

A suicide bomber struck inside a Shiite Muslim mosque in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar during Friday prayers.

04/03/2022

Nature

Karachi’s urban forest is bringing nature to the heart of the city

Six years ago this was an abandoned waste land, now it's a nature filled forest in the middle of Pakistan's largest city.

23/01/2022

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Tourists question blizzard tragedy in scenic Pakistan town

As unprecedented snowfall thawed at a popular Pakistan mountain resort, rescued tourists were found reckoning with the deaths of 22 fellow travellers in a frozen traffic jam.

09/01/2022

Pakistan

Cold kills 22 stuck in cars in heavy snow at Pakistan resort

Temperatures fell to minus 8 degrees Celsius amid heavy snowfall at Pakistan's mountain resort town of Murree overnight, killing at least 22 people who were stuck in their vehicles, officials said on Saturday.

08/01/2022

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Karachi Christians hold pre-Christmas procession

Hundreds of members of Karachi's Christian community took part in a pre-Christmas peace procession on Saturday.

18/12/2021

Culture news

Killing time with Pakistan's lonely clock collector

Hundreds of antique clocks fill a small hall in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, where collector Gul Kakar swears he will spend all the time he has left caring for them.

10/12/2021

Pakistan

At least 20 dead as powerful earthquake strikes southwest Pakistan

Authorities expect the death toll to rise even further after a powerful earthquake collapsed at least one coal mine and many flimsy mud houses in southwest Pakistan.

07/10/2021

Pakistan

Afghan asylum seekers in Pakistan sleep rough on the streets

Escaping the Taliban is one thing, but once across the border, a different challenge awaits.

01/09/2021

Pakistan

Meet the Afghans escaping across the land border to Pakistan

Pakistan is now warning the international community that it will need help if it continues to bear the brunt of this sudden change in Afghanistan's government on top of the war that has raged for decades.

01/09/2021

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'No one asked where we are going': Afghans reach Pakistan border

Once a journey with stops and checks by the previous Afghan authorities, the escapees say, "now there is no one asking us questions."

21/08/2021

Pakistan

Roadside bomb kills 3 during Shiite procession in Pakistan

Three people have been killed and dozens injured after a bomb exploded in Punjab province of Pakistan.

20/08/2021

Pakistan

Pakistan: Mob attacks Hindu temple after boy, 8, accused of blasphemy

Police have arrested at least 50 people in Pakistan, accused of attacking a Hindu temple in the east of the country.

09/08/2021

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Workers clear site of Pakistan train crash as death toll rises

Workers repair and clear the damaged tracks at the site where two Pakistan trains collided in a remote farming region, an accident that has killed dozens and highlighted huge safety problems on the nation's dilapidated rail network

08/06/2021

Pakistan

Dozens of people die after two trains collide in southern Pakistan

Two express trains collided in southern Pakistan early Monday. According to railway officials, about 1,100 passengers were on board the two trains.

07/06/2021

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Thousands of Shiite muslims in Pakistan procession despite Covid risk

Thousands of Shiite Muslim devotees -- many not wearing masks -- gathered in Pakistan's city of Quetta for a religious procession on Wednesday

05/05/2021

The Cube

Pakistan briefly blocks social media access after anti-French protests

The interior ministry said the measure was taken "in order to maintain public order and safety" after several days of heightened anti-French sentiments.

16/04/2021

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Hindu spring festival of colours paints port of Karachi

This festival of colours is observed on the last full moon of the lunar month.

29/03/2021

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Rollerblading police unit established in Pakistani port of Karachi

The force has already been deployed to work outside the venue of the Pakistan Super League cricket tournament.

26/02/2021